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notify the boats of our near approach. In the evening a strong 
wind from the N E. which would -hardly have been favorable 
in any other part of the river, enabled us to hoist sail, and what 
is singular, continued changing to suit the running of the river. 
We by this means made fifteen miles—some part of the time 
it blew with violence, accompanied by rain. 
Sunday 2d. Set out with my gun early this morning, on the 
S. W. side of the river—walked about four miles along the riv¬ 
er hills, and with much satisfaction perceived at a distance the 
boats of Mr. Hunt 1 returned immediately to give the joyful 
intelligence to our people. On coming opposite the place 
where 1 had seen the boats, we discovered a great number of 
Indians, who beckoned to us to cross; but supposing them to be 
Sioux we determined to continue on until we should overtake 
the party before us. We suffered them to shout, to galh p their 
horses, and to wave their robes unnoticed. Some distance above, 
our men came to us, they had been with Hunt, the Indians we 
had just past, were a party of three hundred Arikaras, who, 
on hearing of our approach, had come for the purpose of ena¬ 
bling us to ascend. It appears also, that we have passed all the 
Sioux bands, who had been seen by Hunt, but probably finding* 
bis party too strong, they had resolved to stop and plunder ours, 
that we must have past them in the night or under sail, as they 
did not expect to hear from us so soon. 
At eleven o’clock we overtook Hunt’s party, to the great 
satisfaction of our little company. It was with real pleasure I 
took my friend Bradbury by the hand; I have reason to believe 
our meeting was much more cordial than that of the two com¬ 
manders. Continued under sail in company the rest of the day, 
forming a handsome little fleet of five sail. Encamped in the 
evening opposite the larger Cedar island, twelve hundred miles 
from the mouth of the Missouri. 
